Service difficulty report · Skin · Piper PA32300

Difficulty date
April 26, 2000
Submitted
June 9, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N4114W
Make and model
Piper PA32300
Aircraft serial
3240177
Part
Skin
Part number
6208700
Condition
Cracked
Location
Inbd/Otbd Edges
Part time
3,372 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

LEFT WING-SKIN ASSY-TOP, INBOARD ROOT HAD NUMEROUS CRACKS AT BOTH ENDS OF BOTH STRINGERS AND FOUND ONE STRINGER INBOARD END CRACKED. THIS SKIN, AFTER REMOVAL, WAS FOUND HAVING NO REINFORCEMENT DOUBLERS AT THE ENDS OF BOTH STRINGERS. THE NEW SKIN HAS THE REINFORCEMENT DOUBLERS AND THIS SHOULD PREVENT CRACKING. SUBMITTER RECOMMENEDED THAT ALL PIPERS WITH SAME WING DESIGN SHOULD BE CHECKED THAT THE DOUBLERS ARE INSTALLED. (X)

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